Fishing Lac Trottier in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Trottier stands in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 175 metres up. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Tite is the closest place, 4 km off. It is 47 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Trottier

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Trottier fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Trottier.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A campsite is mapped about 360 m away, which makes an early start easier. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Ayotte, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac Trottier before loading the car.